To be honest, the members of the Knights of God were not particularly strong,
but they really were annoying.
Take the gunman under Austin's foot, for example. He was clearly not that strong, only capable of killing slaves and foot soldiers,
yet every time Austin crushed his head beneath his foot, it would slowly grow back.
The sight was utterly disgusting,
and it had nearly traumatized this Celestial Dragon from the Manmayer Family as well.
Feeling his head being crushed over and over, his consciousness appearing and vanishing again and again, was no different from dying and coming back to life, only to die again—an endless cycle.
He stared at the tall, slender figure with black long hair and a black cloak, his pupils trembling incessantly.
Fortunately, Austin eventually got tired of playing. He imbued his foot with Conqueror's Haki and kicked him aside, making sure he would not recover anytime soon before leaving.
His Observation Haki had already seen everyone gathering in Shakky's direction.
Roger and Newgate were clashing blades there, while Rayleigh had also gone to play the hero and save the beauty...
Austin was not particularly enthusiastic about saving Shakky. Though he was quite close to her, Roger, Rayleigh, and the others were already doing their utmost to rescue her, so there was no need for him to join the commotion.
What he cared about now was,
where had the old man run off to?
Why was his black cube, which contained Conqueror's Haki and spatial power, heading toward the warships by the shore?
Surely it was not because the Marines had a secret operation and were deliberately trying to capture the old man...
At that thought, Austin frowned unusually, his eyes darkening slightly.
His tall black figure flickered and vanished without a trace.
With Austin's current